Q: WHAT YEAR DID DAVID BEGIN HIS 40-YEAR RULE OVER ISRAEL?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 999 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 3048 AM.
RELATED VERSES
1 Kings 2:11 – The period that David reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
2 Samuel 5:4 - David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
YEAR 3048 am
999 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Fri, Mar 29 | |
Unleavened Bread | Sat, Mar 30 | Apr 5 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 23 | |
Trumpets | Mon, Sep 9 | |
Atonement | Wed, Sep 18 | |
Tabernacles | Mon, Sep 23 | Sep 29 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Mon, Sep 30 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 13 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 161 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 8 |
Hebrew Calendar Days | 385 |
Solar Calendar Days | 366 |
Difference between the solar and Hebrew calendars | 19 |
Difference between last year and present year | |
Last Year's Difference | -19 |
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Total # of Sabbaths
Solar Calendar
THE BELOW DATES REPRESENT THE SABBATHS OF EACH MONTH
Year 3048 AM (After Man)
Passover
Mar 29
Unleavened Bread
Mar 30
Apr 5
Pentecost
May 23
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 9
Day of Atonement
Sep 18
Feast of Tabernacles
Sep 23
Sep 29
Last Great Day
Sep 30
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
12
Hebrew Calendar
385
Solar Calendar
366
Which 19 year cycle
Fifth
Difference
19
Last Year
-3
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
2
Tev
16
3047
290
 
9
 
23
 
297
 
16
Shev
1
 
304
 
23
 
8
 
311
 
30
 
15
 
318
Feb
6
 
22
 
325
 
13
 
29
 
332
 
20
Adar
6
 
339
 
27
 
13
 
346
Mar
6
 
20
 
353
 
13
 
27
158984
360
 
20
Nisan
5
3048
2
 
27
 
12
 
9
May
1
 
17
 
44
 
8
 
24
 
51
 
15
Sivan
2
 
58
 
22
 
9
 
65
 
29
 
16
 
72
Jun
5
 
23
 
79
 
12
 
30
 
86
 
19
Tamm
7
 
93
 
26
 
14
 
100
Jul
3
 
21
 
107
 
10
 
28
 
114
 
17
Av
6
 
121
 
24
 
13
 
128
 
31
 
20
 
135
Aug
7
 
27
 
142
 
14
Elul
4
 
149
 
21
 
11
 
156
 
28
 
18
 
163
Sep
4
 
25
 
170
 
11
Tish
3
 
177
 
18
 
10
 
184
 
25
 
17
 
191
Oct
2
 
24
 
198
 
9
Chesh
1
 
205
 
16
 
8
 
212
 
23
 
15
 
219
 
30
 
22
 
226
Nov
6
 
29
 
233
 
13
Kis
6
 
240
 
20
 
13
 
247
 
27
 
20
 
254
Dec
4
 
27
 
261
 
11
Tev
4
 
268
 
18
 
11
 
275
998 BC
25
 
18
 
282
Jan
1
 
25
 
289
 
8
Shev
3
 
296
 
15
 
10
 
303
 
22
 
17
 
310
 
29
 
24
 
317
Feb
5
Adar
1
 
324
 
12
 
8
 
331
 
19
 
15
159033
338